Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Biedermeier Style
The authentic Biedermeier furniture on 1stDibs is representative of the first modern European decorative style not dictated by the tastes of the aristocracy. Following the Napoleonic wars, a growing, wealthy urban middle class in the German-speaking states of Central Europe began to demand rights and privileges once granted only to nobles. To avoid trouble, the upwardly striving confined their political discussions to one another’s homes. And so the salon was born.
Cabinetmakers in cities such as Vienna, Berlin and Mainz began to offer goods that reflected the tastes and needs of the new class. The makers of Biedermeier chairs, tables and other furniture used little or no gilding, silver hardware or other lavish ornament. Ebonized trims are common on Biedermeier cabinetry, and neoclassical elements — lyre-shaped chair splats, carved scrollwork, table supports shaped like Greek columns. But the strongest aesthetic statement came from the wood — richly-grained, honey-colored, often book-matched veneers of walnut and fruitwood.
There are two iconic Biedermeier furniture forms, both made to outfit rooms designed for conversation. One is the sofa, deeply upholstered with a strong, architectural wooden frame. The second is the circular pedestal table, which stood at the center of the room, offering a surface on which to place coffee and cake services; or to roll out a map, or sketch out ideas on paper.
“Biedermeier” was originally a derogatory term — it derives from the pen names of two German magazine writers who mocked bourgeois manners. Looking at the elegant and refined antique, new and vintage Biedermeier furniture offered on 1stDibs, that is now an amusing irony.
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Style: Biedermeier
A beutiful satinwood birch and ebony Bieder
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century German Biedermeier satinwood birch work table
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Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Birch, Ebony, Satinwood
20th Century Vienna Biedermeier Style Globe Sewing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Highly significant globe sewing table in Vienna Biedermeier style.
Bird’s eye maple root veneer on solid beech, partially ebonized.
(G-Sam-44).
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood, Beech, Maple
Biedermeier Table with Lyre Décor, Walnut Veneer, Germany circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier work table with lyre-shaped frame and four drawers. The table is veneered in walnut and hand polished.
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Inlaid Rosewood and Fruitwood Work Table
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular top deeply dished with a cushion-molded edge, over a frieze drawer inlaid with arabesque scrollwork; raised on four incurved legs joined by a shaped inlaid platform s...
Category
1830s Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Rosewood
Biedermeier Sewing Table, South Germany, 1830
Located in Belmont, MA
This unique Biedermeier sewing table comes from Southern Germany and dates back to 1830. The table stands on a central foot and has one drawer...
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1830s German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Flame Mahogany Pedestal 2-Drawer Side Table / Sewing Table, C. 1840
Located in Germantown, MD
A Biedermeier era Flame Mahogany pedestal 2-drawer sewing table or side table.
A Delicate Louis Philippe side table or sewing table out of Germany from the late 19th century around...
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Sewing Stand, Cherry Wood, South Germany, circa 1825
Located in Regensburg, DE
Biedermeier Sewing Stand, Cherry Wood, South Germany circa 1825
Rare, very fine Biedermeier sewing stand. Cherry wood veneered and solid, han...
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1820s German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Velvet, Cherry, Softwood
Neoclassical Biedermeier Desk, Cherry Veneer, Six Columns, Austria, circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Wonderful neoclassical austrian Biedermeier desk from about 1830.
Nice book-matched cherry veneer on softwood.
Hexagonal veneered columns ...
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1830s German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Softwood, Cherry
19th Century Biedermeier Elmwood Sewing or Side Table
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful sewing or side table made of elm wood the inner division is made of cherry wood. The table dates back to the time of Biedermeier period, more specifically from the time, ar...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Elm, Cherry
Lyra Sewing Table in antique Biedermeier Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Ash root on solid conifers. Straight, bipedal base on lyre-shaped, perforated cheeks with metal sides. Underneath pull-out woollen drawer. Four-sided base plate. Top drawer with comp...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Biedermeier Sewing Table, South German 1820-25
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier sewing table, South German 1820-25.
Cherry veneer with beautiful floral marquetry details in maple and plum wood. The sewing table has two drawers, the inside of one of...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Cherry
19th Century Biedermeier Sewing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Decent Biedermeier sewing table, circa 1825.
Mahogany on solid softwood. Straight, two-handed frame box on a telescopic column on saber-shape...
Category
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Softwood
19th Century Biedermeier Sewing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Highly interesting Biedermeier sewing table, circa 1820.
Mahogany on solid beechwood. On strongly curved cross-legged legs, joined by a slightly in...
Category
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood, Beech, Mahogany
19th Century South German/West German Biedermeier Sewing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Cherrywood on solid softwood. Straight, two-wise frame box made of baluster-shaped columns, connected by turned column. Four-sided tabletop in compartments for sewing utensils.
(G...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Softwood
19th Century German Biedermeier Sewing Table, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
Original 19th century Biedermeier sewing table, mahogany veneer. This unique exquisite table comes from Northern Germany.
The locking, hinged lid raises to reveal nine compartments,...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Lyra Sewing Table in Biedermeier Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Maple roots on solid pinewood. Literary Proven: “Biedermeier Möbel” by
Georg Himmelheber, 197, p.152.
Measures:
Width:62 cm,
Height:82 cm,
Depth:49 cm.
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Biedermeier Sewing Table, South German 1820, Cherrywood
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier sewing table, 1820.
This exquisite original sewing table is a wonderful example for typical Biedermeier period furniture piece, which should not be missing in any Bieder...
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1820s German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Cherry, Walnut
Lyra Sewing Table in Biedermeier Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Bird's-eye on solid conid beechwood. Straight, bipedal base on lyre-shaped, perforated cheeks with metal sides. Underneath pull-out woolen drawer. Four-sided base plate. Top drawer w...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple
19th Century Biedermeier Sewing Table
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Biedermeier Sewing Table Veneered With Mahogany
We present you a sewing table from the 2nd half of the 19th century. The form of this piece of furniture is modest – cha...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Biedermeier Sewing or Side Table Made of Cherrywood
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful sewing or side table made of cherrywood. The table dates back to the time of Biedermeier period, more specifically from the time, circa 1825. The interior division can be r...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Cherry
20th Century Biedermeier Style Sewing Table
By Georg Himmelheber
Located in Berlin, DE
Lyre sewing table in Biedermeier style.
Maple roots on solid pinewood. Literary Proven:
“Biedermeier Möbel” by Georg Himmelheber,197, p.152
(G-Sam-1).
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood, Maple, Pine
Biedermeier Sewing-or Working Table, Munich, 1810-1820, cherry wood
Located in Belmont, MA
Original outstanding Biedermeier sewing- or working table, Munich 1810-1820. Cherry wood veneer embellishes this beautiful table.
The top is divide...
Category
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Cherry
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Biedermeier industrial and work tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Biedermeier industrial and work tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage industrial and work tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, hardwood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Biedermeier industrial and work tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for industrial and work tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $862 and tops out at $8,000 while the average work can sell for $2,751.
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